Cable terminal and support therefor



' i a i E i I 42.50726? Crane.

2;" WVM J. G. CRANE ET AL.

Filed Dec. 17. 1921 CABLE TERMINAL- AND SUPPORT THEREFOR May 25 1926.

Patented May 25, 1926 UNITE' star FFEQE.

Jason G. CRANE ND JOHN W; W'orA'r, or KANSAS CITY; MISSOURI, Assien'ons- T RELIABLE- ELECTRIC COMPANY, or orzreeso, ILLINOIS.

CABLE TERMINAL AND SUPPORT THERE-FOR.

Application filed December Our invention relatesto cable terminals and supports therefor, and more particularly to. the bracket member for supporting a pole cable terminal, such as is used in tele- 6 phonework, ona pole or other supporting member. I

It is a purpose of the invention to provide a supporting member of the above mentioned character which-is cheap in construction and which is light in weight, thus reducing,theeX-pense otshipping the same, and that is not readily broken. ()rdinarily devices ofthischaracter are made of cast iron and are heavy,.er:pensive and readily broken.

It is a purposerot the invention to provide a supporting bracket for the purpose referred to above which is made of a plurality of parts comprising a securing bracket and a sheet metal member supported by the same, said sheet metal member comprising a laterally extending portion which is adapted to-act as a closure member to prevent birds or. animals from entering the interior of the cable'terminal. I

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description of the accompanying drawings proceeds. However, we desire to have it distinctly understood that we do not intend to limit ourselves tothe exact details shown in the drawings or described in the specificaion, but that 'weintend to include as part of our invention all suchobvious changes and modifications of parts as would occur to a person skilled in this'art and as would fall within the scope of the claims.

In the drawings:

l is. atransverse section of the cable terminal supporting member taken substantially; at the bottom of the cover member; and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pole cable terminal showing the cover member partly broken away and showing the supporting member in section, said section being taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, a pole cable terminal 5 is shown having a cover member or hood 6 and the usual wooden mounting block 7 upon which the fuse memhere 8 are mounted in any suitable manner. The member 7 is provided with a downward extension 9 to which the supporting devices for the cable terminal are secured. These supporting devices comprise a U-shaped bracket member 10 having the parallel leg portions '11, the connecting portion 12 and the pole engaging portions 13, said pole engaging portions being provided with openings for receiving the securing devices ld which enter the pole 15 to hold the parts in position on the pole',.the openings being shown at 16 in Fig. 2. TheU-shap'edbraclret member 10 is provided with openings for receiving the bolts 17 for securing the bracket 10 to the block 9. Mounted on the bracket 10 and having downwardly extending portions or flanges 1.8 extending between the U-shaped member 10 and the downward extension floi the supporting block 7 is the sheet metal member 19, said sheet metal member 19 being provided with a laterally extending flange portion having a circular outline, said flange portion comprising wings 20 extending to each side of the members 11 and a portion 21 which extends between the portions 11.

It will also be noted that theportions .20 and 21 of the member 19 will form substantially a complete closure'iior the pole'cable terminal when the cover member 6 is in place, the only opening being that for the pole 15 and the extension 9 of the bloclri, which opening will be substantially closed due to the fact that the cable will enter through the same and that the wires -from the cable will spread or fan out from this cable so as to prevent entrance of annnais through this opening when the cover merber is in place, it being noted that the lower edgeportion 22 of the cover 6 extends be lowthe flange portion 19. The cover menr ber, it will be noted, is cut away at 2' that the same will embrace the legs 11 c U-shaped bracket member. The lower 24 of the cover member at the cut away poition rests on the members 11, thus prevent-- ing forward movement of the cover member relative to the support. A cha'n 25 is provided which is secured to the cover member at 26 and to the member 11 at 2? for curing the cover member to the support, said chain permitting the lifting of the cover member cit of the support, so as to permit of ready access to the interior of the pole cable terminal member. The bolts 17 hold the parts of the supporting device together, and also secure the wooden supporting block of the pole cable terminal in place on the support.

laving thus described our invention, what we de" re to claim and secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a bracket member having a bight portion and a pair of substantially parallel arms terminating in pole engaging ends, a terminal block secured between the arms of said bracket member, and a housing for said block com 'irising a bottom closure member mounted on said bIZLCSQl', m mber and a cover member having its bottom edge extending below said bottom closure member, said cover member engaging the arms of said bracket and the peripheral edge of said closure member to hold said cover in position.

2. In a device of the character described, a bracket member having a bight portion and a pair of arms terminating in pole engaging ends, a terminal block secured between the arms of said bracket member, and a housing for said block comprising a bottom closure member mounted on said bracketmember and a cover member having its bot' tom edge extending below said bottom closure men'ib-er, said cover member engaging the arms of said bracket and the peripheral edge of said closure member to hold said cover in position, said cover member having a notch the edge of which is engaged by said arms to limit downward movement of said cover.

3. In a device of the character described, a bracket member having a pair of arms terminating in pole engaging ends, a terminal block mounted between the arms of said bracket member, and a housing for said block comprising a flanged bottom closure member mounted on said bracket member, the flanges of said closure member extending between said block and said arms, and a cover member having its bottom edge extending below said bottom closure member, said cover member enga ing the arms of said bracket and the peripheral edge of said closure member to hold said cover in position.

l-. In a device of the character described, a U-shaped st 'ap metal bracket member having a pair of arms terminating in pole engaging ends, a terminal blocl mounted between the arms of said bracket meml and housing for said block comprisim bottom closure member mounted on bracket member having a curved e5 c w portion and depending flanges extending between said arms, and a cover member having its bottom edge extending below id bottom closure member, sa' :nei

cover enga ing the arms of said braci peri ieral edge of said closure 11.6mm" hold said cover in position.

5. In a device ot the character der -ribcd, a bracketmember having a pair 01 z. ll'iS te minating in pole engaging ends, a terminal block mounted between tb arms of said bracket member, and a housing for in block comprising a bottom closure member mounted on said bracket member cover member having its bottom tending below said bottom closure said cover membe engaging the said bracket and the peripheral said closure member to hold said cover in position, said bracket having a curved portion connecting said arms with which said cover engages.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a bracket ll'lefl'lbOl hav' of parallel legs, a terminal supper i s mounted between (JG legs of said bracl acover member and a closure membemounted on said bracket ant, extending out wardly therefrom.

7. A device of the character described, comprising a bracket member having a pair of parallel legs, a terminal supporting block mounted between the legs of said bracket, :1 cover member and a closure member mounted on said bracket and extending outwardly therefrom on opposite sides of said legs.

8. A device of the character described, comprising a bracket member having a pair of parallel legs, aterminal supporting block mounted between the legs oi" said bracket, a cover member and a closure men'iber mounted on said bracket, and extending outwardly therefrom, said cover extending down over said bracket.

In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names this 9th day of December A. D

JASON G. CRANE. JOHN W. WOPi-ri. 

